Conventional wisdom holds that our CDR goals should be set to around 10 gigatons per year. But where did this number come from? And what assumptions are baked into it? Based on our current CO2 emissions reality, that number may actually be closer to 100 gigatons.
What if cities managed carbon dioxide the same way they already manage their trash, recycling, and compost operations? By deploying thousands of small collection units, cities working together could make a gigaton-scale impact.
What if cities managed carbon dioxide the same way they already manage their trash, recycling, and compost operations? By deploying thousands of small collection units, cities working together could make a gigaton-scale impact.
Emissions policies have failed to keep global temperatures in check. What now? Governments need to put much more focus on carbon dioxide removal (CDR) policies as well. Both approaches are equally important.
We need to begin removing huge amounts of CO2 from our planet's atmosphere. But political oppositition to and misunderstandings about "geoengineerg" are an issue. What is geoengineering, how did these misunderstandings arise, and how do we move forward?
The world owes Bill Gates its heartfelt thanks a billion times over for his decades of humanitarian work through the Gates Foundation. But in his latest memo (Three tough truths about climate), Gates is blinded by short-term compassion as he encourages the world to stop worrying so much about global warming and focus instead on improving lives in the here and now.
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